Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 323 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Choose the shot for the job): Wide shot = the whole place; medium shot = waist up; close-up = a face; detail shot = one small part. Low angle (looking up) = big and strong; high angle (looking down) = small or weak. Eye level = normal and fair; bird’s-eye view = straight down from above.

1. 1.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) the whole playground (c) a person, waist up (d) two friends chatting
2. 2.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
4. 4.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a medium shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
11. 11.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
13. 13.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) big and strong (c) blurry (d) far away
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a person, waist up (c) where the story happens (d) a ladybird’s spots
16. 16.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
21. 21.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) where the story happens (c) a crowd at a fair (d) just one eye
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) just one eye (b) a fingertip on a key (c) two friends chatting (d) a face showing feelings
24. 24.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) tall frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) round frame
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a person and the setting (c) a crowd at a fair (d) two friends chatting
26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
27. 27.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
29. 29.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a person, waist up (c) a person and the setting (d) two friends chatting
31. 31.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
33. 33.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it longer (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it louder
36. 36.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a face showing feelings (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a person, waist up
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) just one eye (c) a worried face (d) a teacher at the board
39. 39.True or false: a medium shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view

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